FDOT making upgrades to US 17 and I-295 intersection

Florida’s Department of Transportation is holding an open house on Oct. 25 to get public feedback on a project that will upgrade roads around U.S. 17 and Interstate 295 near the Clay-Duval County Line.

The work includes:

-Widening U.S. 17 from north of the southbound I-295 exit ramp to Collins Road;

-installing new signals at the intersections of U.S. 17 and Wells Road, U.S. 17 and Old Orange Park Road, U.S. 17 and Eldridge Avenue, and U.S. 17 and the southbound I-295 exit ramps;

-constructing new walls to accommodate sidewalks on U.S. 17 under the I-295 bridge;

-constructing a 10-foot sidewalk on the north side of Eldridge Avenue;

-widening Eldridge Avenue and constructing a 6-foot sidewalk on the south side of the roadway and a 10-foot sidewalk-bike path on the north side of the roadway;

-realigning the southbound I-295 exit ramps to include three right-turn lanes and two left-turn lanes;

-realigning the northbound I-295 exit ramps to include three right-turn lanes and three left-turn lanes;

-adding an additional lane to the southbound I-295 entrance ramp and

-milling and resurfacing existing roadways throughout the project limits.

Superior Construction is doing the work for the $30.5 million project, which is scheduled to begin in October 2022 and end in late 2024.